Calotes sinyik PATEL, THACKERAY, SHETH, KHANDEKAR & AGARWAL, 2024
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Calotes sinyik
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Subansiri dragon lizard, Sinyik dragon lizard |
| Synonym | Calotes sinyik PATEL, THACKERAY, SHETH, KHANDEKAR & AGARWAL 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Arunachal Pradesh) Type locality: Lingbuk Riamukh (28.26210°N, 94.15900°E; ca. 1270 m asl.), Payeng Circle, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8424 (AP 078), adult female; collected by Harshil Patel, Ishan Agarwal and Chintan Sheth on 7th October 2023. Paratype. NRC-AA-8425 (AP 077), juvenile, same collection data as holotype except (28.26868°N, 94.1590°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A small-sized Calotes, snout to vent length up to 65 mm (n = 2). Body feebly compressed laterally with a weak dorsal crest; scales on top of head highly heterogeneous, keeled, those above orbit and surrounding parietal are among the largest in size; three spines on each side of head, a short one above orbit, one above tympanum and one on temporal region; dorsolateral scales of body heterogeneous in size, composed of medium-sized, weakly pointed, strongly keeled scales, intermixed with similar but slightly larger scales which are distinct on flanks, upper rows directed backwards and upwards and a few lower rows directed backwards; 54 or 55 midbody scale rows; 42 or 43 vertebral scales; a weakly developed antehumeral fold; tympanum very small in adult; tail rounded in cross-section; nine or 10 supralabials and 10–12 infralabials; lamellae bicarinate, 24 or 25 on fourth finger and 26–28 on fourth toe. (Patel et al. 2024) Additional details (4378 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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